[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46886-46887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22256]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to amend record systems.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force proposes to amend a system of
records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: The amendment will be effective on September 27, 1999, unless
comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air Force Access Programs Manager,
Headquarters, Air Force Communications and Information Center/ITC, 1250
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 203301250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Anne Rollins at (703) 5886187.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force's record
system notices for records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal
Register and are available from the address above.
The proposed amendments are not within the purview of subsection
(r) of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which would require
the submission of a new or altered system report for each system. The
specific changes to the record system being amended are set forth below
followed by the notice as amended, published in its entirety.
Dated: August 23, 1999.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
F035 SAFPA E
System name:
Public Affairs References (June 11, 1997, 62 FR 31793).
Changes:
System identifier:
Delete entry and replace with `F035 SAFAA A'.
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System location
Delete entry and replace with `Office of the Secretary of the Air
Force, Secretary s Staff Group, 1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC
20330-1670.'
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Retention and disposal:
Delete entry and replace with `Disposition pending. No records will
be destroyed until authorization is granted from the National Archives
and Records Administration. All records will be retained until approval
is granted.'
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F035 SAFAA A
System name:
Public Affairs References.
System location:
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Secretary s Staff Group,
1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Military and civilian officials of the Federal Government
(including Presidential Appointees), prominent Americans in and out of
government who are involved in defense matters, and reporters and
syndicated columnists or commentators who write on defense matters.
Categories of records in the system:
For military and civilian officials of the Department of Defense
and for Presidential Appointees: Copies of official biographies
released by the Department of Defense or by the White House. A speech
subsystem may contain
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copies or excerpts of speeches by military and civilian Federal
Government officials speaking about defense matters. A clippings
subsystem may contain news media clippings about activities or
statements of prominent Americans.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary of the Air Force.
Purpose(s):
To respond to requests from Air Force and Department of Defense
officials for any of the following information: Biographical material
about key government officials; public statements by government
officials about defense matters; defense related statements or
activities of prominentAmericans, as reported in news media; or
publishing history of writers on defense matters.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories
of users and the purposes of such uses:
In addition to those disclosures generally permittedunder 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained
therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use
pursuant to 5 U.S.C.552a(b)(3) as follows:
The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the Air
Force's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Maintained in file folders and note books/binders.
Retrievability:
Retrieved by name.
Safeguards:
Records are accessed by person(s) responsible for servicing the
record system in performance of their official duties and stored in
locked cabinets or rooms.
Retention and disposal:
Disposition pending. No records will be destroyed until
authorization is granted from the National Archives and Records
Administration. All records will be retained until approval is granted.
System manager(s) and address:
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, 1720
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1720.
Notification procedure:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to or visit the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air
Force, 1720 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1720.
Record access procedures:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves
contained in this system should address written inquiries to or visit
the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, 1720
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1720.
Contesting record procedures:
The Air Force rules for accessing records, and for contesting
contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in
Air Force Instruction 37132; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be obtained from
the system manager.
Record source categories:
Information obtained from the public media and from source
documents such as reports.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
[FR Doc. 99-22256 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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